Germany and Israel: Special Relationship – Special Responsibility? The ties between Germany and Israel seem strong once again. Though especially in Germany the general attitude towards Israel has cooled. Reflections on the state of the German-Israeli relationship. By Ralf Fücks
The Last Days of the United Kingdom? Reflections on the Morning After the British General Election of 2015. Will the general election in the UK mark the beginning of the end of the United Kingdom? Read Alex Brianson's reflections on the morning after. By Alex Brianson
Making the Green Climate Fund “effective” soon - in a lasting way The Green Climate Fund, striving to be fully operational by the Paris climate summit in December, missed its "effectiveness date" at the end of April, an important deadline giving the Fund the authority to begin making funding commitments. By Liane Schalatek
What Germany’s energy transition means for the United States Germany’s energy transition has created a global market for renewable energies. This is now enabling other countries to follow suit, in particular the United States. By Rebecca Bertram
Simulating the Lebanese Parliament In order to sensitize young people between 16 and 18 for the uniqueness of Lebanon's political system, a project similar to the Model United Nations (MUN) organized a two-day simulation of the Lebanese parliament.
“I am Eurasian” – The Kremlin connections of the Hungarian far-right Why the Russian regime and the Hungarian far right are in an intimate relationship. A new study by Political Capital and Social Development Institute. By Péter Krekó
Save our soils! Healthy soils are crucial to human nutrition and the fight against hunger. But worldwide 24 billion tons of fertile soil is lost annually. Barbara Unmüßig calls attention to the growing threat to one of Earth’s most important resources. By Barbara Unmüßig
Revising Green values Medication and water bottles have numerous advantages in a crisis situation, but they cannot be used to stop ISIS. The greatest dilemmas of European Greens are rooted in a conflict of values. They need to work on a political solution. By Tamás Meszerics
"I never thought it would be easy" In the conflict with Russia, the EU has considerd military action only as the last resort. This should not change in the future, says Rebecca Harms, president of The Greens–European Free Alliance group in the European parliament.
Syria: The battle over narratives Syrians and their supporters who continue to hope and believe in the justice of this revolution tell us that our country has never in its history done anything better than entering into this revolution. By Mohammad al-Attar